-A Carolina Paddler Book Report WHITE WATER By Vivian Breck Published by Doubleday 192 pages -Report by Alton Chewning It’s the 1950’s and Andrea Dawson is a young girl living in San Francisco and her life revolves around skiing and family. An …
The Duffek Maneuver A Carolina Paddler Article By Alton Chewning The Duffek Stroke is one of the most enigmatic techniques in the history of kayaking. The stroke itself is hard to pin down. It has many names: bow draw, hanging …
More Lost Rapids of the Triangle A Carolina Paddler Article By Zach Schiada My last writing brought up memories from those that used to run the now Lost Rapids of the Haw. It felt necessary to hear from those that …
A Carolina Paddler Book Report “Wherever Waters Flow” Written by Doug Woodward Published by Headwaters Publishing, 2006 254 Pages -Report by Stan Cole When I was asked if I was interested in writing up a brief article on a book …
Forward stroke this. Forward stroke that. Yada Yada. A Carolina Paddler Article By Larry Ausley I’ve seen so many people spend much of their paddling training effort on their forward stroke. OK, we have to move forward. Sometimes we need …
As an editor sometimes a delightful occurrence falls into the lap and a connection is made between different people, places and things. An alignment of planets occurred in the this issue of Carolina Paddler, with no planning on our part. …
In this issue of Carolina Paddler: • Lost Rapids of the Haw Zach Schiada and friends consider what was lost when Lake Jordan was impounded and what could be rediscovered one unique day on the Haw. •TriSarahtops and the Gorilla …
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Winter is almost here. There’s nothing on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, etc. Not much on You Tube. Good time to cozy up with a book by the fire. Here are some recommendations. The first mentioned are books we hope to report …
A Carolina Paddler story TRISARAHTOPS AND THE GORILLA Photography and text by Alton Chewning For many people -racers and fans- Sarah Ruhlen was the spirit of the Green Race. The sprite that raced from place to place, emerging one moment …
Up the Creek… Without a Paddle a Carolina Paddler article by Larry Ausley Much of the mental game that goes along with paddling is the planning (both in advance of the trip and as in-the-moment of the water right in …
